Dubai: An extensive road network project leading to the Expo 2020 site was opened on Saturday.
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Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said: “Today, we have opened the third and fourth phases of the Expo 2020 road network development.”
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The road network project leading to Expo is one of the largest road projects being implemented by the RTA to meet the requirements of Dubai to host Expo 2020.
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The third phase of the project provides free traffic between Expo Road and Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street.
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The conversion of the light-controlled roundabout into a bridge intersection increases the capacity from 2,000 vehicles per hour to 4,500 vehicles per hour east and west on Expo Road.
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A new Dubai Metro line is also in the final stages of construction that would lead to the Expo 2020 site.
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